As Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the war's end on Saturday, those who visited Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery in Tokyo observed a moment for the war dead and voiced a desire for lasting peace.
Built by the government in 1959, the cemetery is home to the remains of the unnamed war dead, including soldiers, civilian employees of the military and ordinary citizens.
Unlike Yasukuni Shrine, a controversial Shinto institution that also enshrines war dead just 10 minute's walk away, the Chidorigafuchi cemetery has no religious nature.